Avoid Microsoft's well-meaning reminders-"black screen" tips-turn off Automatic Updates for XP systems

Windows Genuine Value Added plan (Windows Genuine Advantage, WGA) is a project that Microsoft itself has set up to fight piracy. When accessing the Windows Http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/34037.html >update service and the download page of the Microsoft Web site, the program's affiliate detection software is requested to be installed. The plan began in June in 2005 and was enforced in July 2005 due to the release of the sixth edition of the official version of Windows Update. Any computer that does not authenticate will be denied the upgrade service and be refused to download software from the Microsoft website.

Although Microsoft has issued a statement that the purpose of the Windows XP Professional and Office Genuine verification program is only to allow users to identify whether the Microsoft product is genuine, and that the user has the right to choose to install, but this still makes many "special" users uneasy.

For October 20 Microsoft will launch two important updates in China, by turning off automatic Updates to avoid this update, so as to indirectly avoid Microsoft's well-meaning reminder-"black screen."

The following are three common ways to turn off Automatic Updates for Windows XP:

First, the most convenient way:

"My Computer" right click, select "Properties → Automatic Updates", select "Turn off Automatic Updates", click "OK" exit.

Second, the most professional method:

"My Computer" right click, select "Admin", click the plus sign next to services and applications on the left, select the Services item, or enter Services.msc directly in run to open the Service Settings window.

In the Services list, locate the "Automatic Updates" item, double-click the Pop-up Properties window, after stopping the service, set Startup type to Disabled, and OK.